Wijdeaspis Obruchev 1964 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Macropetalichthyidae

Full reference: D. V. Obruchev. 1964. Branch Agnatha. In D. V. Obruchev (ed.), Fundamentals of Paleontology. Vol. XI. Agnatha, Pisces. Izdatel'stvo "Nauka", Moscow 36-167

Parent taxon: Macropetalichthyidae according to R. Denison 1978

See also Obruchev 1964 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthaspis, Ellopetalichthys, Epipetalichthys, Guangxipetalichthys, Heintzaspis, Lunaspis, Macropetalichthys, Notopetalichthys, Pampetalichthys, Sinopetalichthys

Subtaxa: Wijdeaspis arctica Wijdeaspis warrooensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (2 collections), the Russian Federation (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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